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Re: How Long Servicing Office Equipment
Twenty yrs or so. As a road tech, it has it's good and bad side. Traffic, nasty machines, tight spaces, awkward customers, ect. What I hated the most was the boot up time of the machines back then, especially when you had to reboot multiple times to see outcomes when you fixed a problem . The tie thing also irked me, as my boss was very strict on that. The other side was , you get to know your city well and meet different people, and see the girls, yes those secretaries that you want to go back and do service calls there.
I spent most of the time though as a shop tech, fixing and troubleshooting like for like and things the field techs did not have the time to spend on. I liked those challenges and as time went on the machines boot time is very fast now, which I am contended with. I have my own space, tools which I do not loose and youtube, which I get to see a variety of things that I choose , all while working on machines.
Now, the job has gotten much easier with better machine performance and more tools to find and troubleshoot problems. Every tech has to develop his own style and way of getting the job done. some take shortcuts that work and some get burn. When you can solve most of the common problems easily, then your day can become a litter harder to past the time. With the advent of google and youtube, even tough problems can be narrow down fairly quick.THE ONLY THING FOR EVIL TO TRIUMPH IS FOR GOOD MEN TO DO NOTHING..........edmund burkeComment
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Copier Repair Man Song.flv
Copier Repair Man Song.flv - YouTubeTHE ONLY THING FOR EVIL TO TRIUMPH IS FOR GOOD MEN TO DO NOTHING..........edmund burkeComment
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I think that's what I miss the most about that time: the silence.
No beeper, no calls, no text, & no email. Just fix, then flip to the next scrap of message pad for the next call. If you really needed to talk to somebody it could wait until tomorrow morning when the calls were distributed. =^..^=If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.
blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=Comment
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The sound of silence and waiting to meet others to share/exchange your experiences/quests, what a great days!A tree is known by its fruit, a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost, he who sows courtesy, reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.
Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused.Comment
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Congratulations on breaking free of the copier industries. Must of us are lifers.
I'm sure that you'll be successful in your new career. =^..^=If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.
blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=Comment
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congratulations! doing what u love is never work
everytime I try to get out, something pulls me back in
I guess I love to hate it...lol
cheers to you and your new careerComment
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Since 1982, 41 years and still going. But not for long......Larhal
Retired Part Time
If all else fails read the Service Manual!
If that fails, meet me at the pub and we will discuss it.Comment
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First job was electric shavers, back when people fixed things instead of just throwing them away. Then 8 years on nav systems for Phantom fighter jets. Unfortunately, vacuum tube tech didn't translate well into the civilian sector, so I went looking for anything electromechanical. This seemed like a pretty good fit. That was... hmmm... 34 years ago I think? Wow. What I didn't realize was how much hand-holding would be involved ("No you are NOT crazy, it is the machine", that sort of thing). Biggest challenge now is getting to and from work, traffic around here has really skyrocketed since the end of covid, especially in the last 4 months.Comment
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15 years...Comment
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